21. In regard to
recent discussions of the position of this Govern­ment in respect to the
developing world situation we desire that you make clear to the Government of
Yugoslavia our position as outlined below.

The President
said in a recent statement to the Nation, "we are planning our own defense
with the utmost urgency and in its vast scale we must integrate the war needs
of Britain"

This position
continues to be the keystone of the national defense policy of the United
States and this effort has been intensified by the developing situation. That
Britain will win we are convinced. Al­ready war material production in America
has been undertaken on the vast scale indicated and the provision of facilities
to meet the requirements of the British will continue until the final victory
ever increasingly. On several occasions the President has pointed out that from
this policy there can be no deviation as in his own words, "we know now
that a nation can have peace with the Nazis only at the price of total
surrender."